{"id":19595,"date":"2026-11-06T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/re-photo.co.uk\/?p=19595"},"modified":"2026-11-03T11:00:46","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T11:00:46","slug":"justice-for-palestine-committee-2004","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/re-photo.co.uk\/?p=19595","title":{"rendered":"Justice for Palestine Committee – 2004"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Justice for Palestine Committee<\/strong>: On Saturday 6 November 2004 the Justice For Palestine Committee organised a London march against the Israeli destruction and terror taking place in Palestine. The date was chosen to be close to International Al-Quds day, the last Friday of Ramadan. This march in 2004 was on the weekend before this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Al-Quds day, the first ever international demonstration to be established in support of Palestinians and all the oppressed around the world, was established by Ayatollah Khomeini when he came to power after the 1979 revolution in which he became leader of Iran.The event in 2004 was 25 years after this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As in later Al-Quds Day marches in London, the march was very much a peaceful family event. The marches themselves have always been well-ordered but have sometimes attracted violent opposition by small groups of Zionists, Iranian opposition groups and others including extreme right organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Neturei Karta anti-Zionist ultra orthodox Jews came to give their support.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In 2017 the police presence at the march prevented a 47-year-old far right terrorist<\/a> and follower of Tommy Robinson from driving his van into the march. He had stated beforehand that he intended to kill both Jeremy Corbyn and Sadiq Khan who he wrongly thought would be attending it. Instead just after midnight he drove into a crowd of Muslims who had just left nighttime prayers at Finsbury Park Mosque, killing one man and injuring others. Saved from an angry crowd by the Imam, he was convicted of murder and attempted murder and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 43 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In 2026 UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood banned the march in London<\/a> after a request by police for “a month-long prohibition on marches, with the government citing public disorder risks linked to the \u201cvolatile situation in the Middle East\u201d, and potential clashes between different groups of demonstrators.” Instead the organisers held a static rally which police restricted to the south bank of the Thames, with counter-protesters being restricted to the north bank, both between Vauxhall and Lambeth Bridges – and Lambeth Bridge was closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My post on My London Diary was brief and is in full below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The march against Israeli destruction and terror was organised by the Justice For Palestine Committee. It is supposed to be an annual event on or around Al-Quds day in London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was the late Ayatollah Khomeini who started this day to support the Palestinian struggle, and it has often been associated with Islamic fundamentalism and and anti-Semitism. The name is the Arabic for Jerusalem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Although the march was very much against ‘Israeli destruction and terror’ and the oppression of Palestinians, the march in London did not appear to be anti-Semitic, although banners and chanting were clearly against the activities of the Israeli state and in particular, anti-American.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I posted 26 pictures from the event, a few of which are in this post. You can still see the others on three pages of My London Diary, beginning here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Flickr<\/a> – Facebook<\/a> – My London Diary<\/a> – Hull Photos<\/a> – Lea Valley<\/a> – Paris<\/a>
London’s Industrial Heritage<\/a> – London Photos<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All photographs on this page are copyright \u00a9 Peter Marshall.
Contact me to buy prints or licence to reproduce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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